PAUL NEWMAN: It is not without irony that Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, spoke of rewarding cricket's 'core audience' if the game can squeeze a truncated season into this summer.

With no cricket to fill the live schedules as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, Ben Stokes rewatched his 'miracle of Headlingley' for the first time with his epic 135 not out performance.

The traditional toss of the coin was due to return to the County Championship on Sunday but the half-dozen grounds scheduled to host fixtures stood empty.

The dream of becoming the first brothers to play Test cricket together for England since the Hollioakes is sustaining Tom and Sam Curran as they endure being apart during lockdown.

EXCLUSIVE: The ECB are preparing to postpone England's Test series against West Indies, put back the Twenty20 Blast until later in the summer and cancel the inaugural Hundred.

Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd answer your questions including who were the hardest batsmen to plan for and will England lift the T20 World Cup?

Can you guess the England cricket star who posted a throwback picture of himself alongside his sister on Instagram? He's wearing his first Nottingham Forest shirt in the photo.

The ECB have been given a free run at reorganising their international summer plans after West Indies prioritised their three Tests in England over home series against New Zealand and South Africa.

England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has recalled how Newcastle boss Steve Bruce once bailed him out of a sticky situation at a restaurant after his credit card had maxed out.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that the ECB are insured for the value of all tickets sold up until April 1 if the Tests do not take place as planned.

Sportsmail revealed in November that assistant coach Paul Collingwood had already been earmarked to take charge of the one-day home series against Ireland, scheduled for September.

The prospect of the sanctioned use of artificial substances to alter the condition of the red ball, under the supervision of umpires, has been debated this week by the ICC's medical committee.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Hampshire are willing to host more than one Test this summer, with chief Rod Bransgrove confident club can help get cricket up and running again in a biosecure environment.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB instigated a review into Watmore's appointment last week after revelations that he had been subject of an independent whistleblowing report.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The summer of 1970 remains unique in the annals of English cricket. South Africa, the scheduled tourists, were ditched after protests.

England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March before the coronavirus outbreak shut down sport worldwide as countries introduced lockdown measures to prevent the spread.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Stuart Broad will be ready to play for England in any situation that the ECB's medical experts deem appropriate.

Joe Root has been involved in talks to reschedule England's Test series amid news that the recently-abandoned tour of Sri Lanka is inked in for next January.

We still don't know for sure when we will start playing again but I'm going to assume that it will be July 1. That's my target date, and that means I am aiming to be in the best shape possible to bowl.

EXCLUSIVE: England hope to play six Tests this summer at only two venues, in a new proposed schedule for the season that could exclude all county and women's cricket. 

England's Test stars reportedly face strict bio-secure measures as part of ambitious plans to ensure their summer series' against West Indies and Pakistan are staged.

With no live cricket being played due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd are answering your questions.

Bolus won all seven of his caps in the space of eight months in 1963 and 1964, hitting the first ball he faced in Test cricket - from legendary West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall - for four.

Mark Wood, the England fast bowler who has produced the best form of his career over the last year or so, says the players have 'asked good questions' and have been given 'good answers'.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Chief executive Johnny Grave revealed there are still several hoops to jump through before Jason Holder's team would agree to take part..

It is a timeframe that clashes with England's proposed return to international action - one that is set to be held in a bio-secure environment following the outbreak of the coronavirus.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: Currently Pakistan are due to contest three Tests in August, plus three Twenty20 internationals, but are understood to be open to a longer stay.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Hales could have done no more to push his case for a place in England's T20 World Cup squad but he knows that runs alone are not enough.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: When Graham Williams walked out to bat at Lord's on May 21, 1945, it had not been a fortnight since Germany's surrender.

Researchers at San Diego State University have published a study showing Sheen's TV appearance sparked an uptick with rates of people getting at-home HIV tests - reaching a record high.

On Monday, actor Charlie Sheen was asked on live radio if it was true that he was once rushed to hospital for a hernia operation after 36-hour bender.

His ex-wife Denise Richards has been named a Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills. And amid rumors that he will guest-star on the show, Charlie Sheen was glimpsed stepping out in Malibu.

The 47-year-old newlywed tied the knot with her neighbor-turned-boyfriend Aaron Phypers in Malibu on Saturday after a year of dating

She is the loving mother of three daughters. And on Saturday, Denise Richards took to Instagram to dedicate a sweet post to her eldest child for her 15th birthday.

Charlie Sheen looked happy and healthy as he stepped out in London for a candid Q&A on Tuesday, before making a cheeky quip about his nanny ex and urging fans to 'enjoy every moment' in the chat.

Harvey Weinstein spent an entire year trying to kill the bombshell exposes about his sexual misconduct that ran in The New York Times and the New Yorker with the help of a very unlikely source - Lisa Bloom.

Sitting at the table, watching old sitcoms out of the corner of her eye while having tea with her family, helped Esther Smith develop her comic chops.

This week Jeb Bush's Super PAC claimed the country's 'brightest days' are ahead should he be voted in. But there's one problem - the PAC have illustrated their point with idyllic scenes of Britain.

Jeb Bush is promising there will be more pep in his step as his presidential campaign attempts to reboot after last week's lackluster debate appearance. 'I'm a grinder,''f Bush said.

Jeb Bush has his own countdown to contribute to conclude the year. The Bush campaign put out a new video blasting the 'chaos candidate' Donald Trump, pointing out his more clueless moments.

Jeb Bush's campaign staff was forced to retract a mistake by the former governor on Monday, saying Bush never received a 'statesman of the year' award from the National Rifle Association.

While Ted Cruz has been the main target on Donald Trump's radar in recent days, today Trump took some time to rib an old favorite: Jeb Bush. 'He should go home and relax!' Trump suggested.

The last desperate search for voters to back their causes was under way in Iowa - with the man trolled by Donald Trump as 'low-energy' apparently offering $25 an hour to come to his final campaign rally.

While some suggested that last night's messy GOP debate was a win for the Democrats, Donald Trump said he knew who the real winner was – and it was him. Trump called it his 'best performance.'

The figures released on Sunday signal a steady climb in interest in the Republican field's stand-offs - though still short of the 15 million who tuned in to the Las Vegas debate in early December.

LADY GLENCONNER: Think about a wildly unconventional Christmas; Santa Claus arriving by boat and rock royalty - Mick Jagger and David Bowie - singing lustily in a tiny bamboo church.

Gary Neville has hit back at Angel Di Maria and his wife Jorgelina Cardoso after she claimed they had a 's***' time in Manchester and branded English people 'skinny and weird' on Spanish TV.

Paul Pogba has opened up on his injury nightmare as he reveals his plans to 'be the best' when football returns, stating he is more 'hungry' now than ever to get back on the pitch

KIT HOLDEN IN GERMANY: The restart may be good news for football-starved fans across the world, but for the stars of Germany's top flight, it means a sudden return to full-time work.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: On Thursday the team coached by Claudio Ranieri returned to training in Bogliasco, but in the evening the negative news of the latest infections arrived.